Save The Pencil vs Pencils Sharp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Save The Pencil
Guide a pencil character through a rebellious stationery cupboard by tapping dots to connect them. Solve 120 challenging puzzles across 8 chapters, dodge various stationery enemies, and collect stars to unlock bonus levels and new characters.
- Tap-to-move gameplay
- 120 challenging puzzles
- 8 distinct chapters
- Unlockable bonus levels
- Collect stars for high scores
- Dodge stationery enemies
- Unlock new characters
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Save the Pencil is back, rebuilt and remastered for modern iPhone. Guide HB across the page, connect every dot and keep his lead away from a stationery cupboard full of trouble. Each route is a compact puzzle of timing, precision and planning. FEATURES • 120 handcrafted campaign levels across 8 distinctive paper chapters • 50 additional bonus levels • Collect three stars on every level • Dodge paperclips, spinning rulers, erasers, staples, scissors and more • Take on a unique boss at the end of every chapter • Earn blue dots as you play and spend them on helpful extras • Completely remastered artwork, animation, audio and effects • No third-party advertising Tap a dot, draw your route and save HB's lead. It is join the dots, but not as you know it.
Pencils Sharp
Sharpen pencils by matching their colors to sharpeners and dropping them in. A simple, satisfying puzzle game that tests your color-matching and drag-and-drop skills.
- Drag and drop pencil sharpening
- Color matching gameplay
- Satisfying puzzle mechanics
- Simple controls
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Sharpen all the pencils and clear the board. How to play: - Drag from the head and tail of the pencils to control them. - Match the color of the pencil with the sharpener color. - Drag and drop the pencil into a sharpener to sharpen it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pencils Sharp at Free against Save The Pencil's $2.99. Pencils Sharp also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.4) and device support (3 vs 1). Save The Pencil's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#198 vs unranked). On in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Pencils Sharp is free to download; Save The Pencil costs $2.99 up front. Save The Pencil sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pencils Sharp sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pencils Sharp holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Save The Pencil has 65 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Save The Pencil | Pencils Sharp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (65 ratings) | 4.9 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #198 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 188 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Perfect Dimension | Rocketship Studios LLP |
Customer experience
Save The Pencil
Pencils Sharp
Bugs and requests
Save The Pencil
Reported bugs
3 issues- Rulers and obstacles glitching out
- App crashing on launch or during gameplay
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
3 requests- More levels and content updates
- Improved touch sensitivity
- Ability to skip difficult levels
Pencils Sharp
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Save The Pencil
- 1,000 Blue Dot Pack$0.99
- 5,000 Blue Dot Pack$2.99
- 10,000 Blue Dot Pack$4.99
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- 50,000 Blue Dot Pack$9.99
Pencils Sharp
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Fail Offer$4.99
- Coin Pack 2$7.99
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- Small Bundle$9.99
- Coin Pack 3$14.99
- Medium Bundle$19.99
- Large Bundle$29.99
- Coin Pack 4$29.99
- Coin Pack 5$54.99
- Coin Pack 6$99.99
Questions
Is Save The Pencil free?
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